Iron County register., 1887-04-21
MISSOURI STATE NEWS,


turned lamp. The old lady being at home
alone, was not discovered until the cloth
ing was nearly burned from her person.
Major j. B. Kaiser, proprietor of the
Madison House, of Jefferson City, died a
few nights ago. He was past sixty-two
years old, and one of the most widely
known hotel men in the State.
One hundred and forty-eight committees
are at work in st. Louis endeavoring to
raise 100000 for the G.. A. r. National en-
campment.
The officers of the Interstate Fair As
sociation arranged to meet at Kans as
City on the 18th, to decide whether OF
not to sell their ground.
John J. Prendergast was found guilty
in the United States Circuit Court, at ST.
Louis, under the indictment charging
him with election frauds.
JEFF d. Storts, st. Louis Four Courts
lawyer, was fined fifteen dollars a few
days ago, by Judge Cady, for discharging
his revolver in the streets.
Governor Marmaduke has pardoned
Henry Miller out of the penitentiary.
Miller was sent up from Jackson County
for robbery, and has consumption.
Mr.. c. Fl. j. Taylor, the new Minister to
Lii eria, was given a banquet in st. Louis
a few nights ago by a number of his col
ored friends.
The commissioners appointed for the
erection Of State Lunatic asylum No s
met at Kansas City few days ago to let
bids for the asylum, which is located at
Nevada. They have made study of the
best asylums in the country and in Eu-
rope, and propose to make this the most
perfect in the world-if the money holds
out. The buildings will have fronts ge
of 1000 feet and will have two wings with
padded cells for violent persons.
Congressman O'Neill had a knock do In
argument with one McGarry, on the str Get
a few days ago, and did his man up in cne
round.
A street railway company is being Dr.
ganized at Springfield
A site has been obtained at Kansas CITY
by the Burton Stock Car Company. of Bos-
ton, Mass, with a half million capital,
to erect large branch works at that point
The company owns thirty different patents
on stable cars in which stock is fed and
watered in transit. The plant to be
erected will cost in the neigh borhood of
5000, 900
Governor Marmaduke has vetoed the
bill exempting benevolent, religious,
scientific and mis- cellaneous associations
from the general provisions of the Insur-
ance law, the Kansas City Police bill and
the private corporations statute amend
ments.
W. Il. 81. Hamilton, who was recently
tried at Sedalia on a charge of train
wrecking was acquitted.
On the first day of their canvass of ST.
Louis for funds for the G. A. r. National
the committees received
to the amount of S78, 900. 1t
is exrectod to raise 500, 900.
1873 for 81, 100.
The elegant summer hotel at MonteSano
Springs, about twenty miles down the
river from ST. Louis, was burned few
nights ago, with all It's contents. The
hotel has been closed all winter and the
had just moved down from st.
Louis to get ready for summer visitors.
is suspected.
Hon. John 1. Martin, of ST. Louis, dis
him self few evenings since
by administering sound thrashing to an
impudent ice man who had been using his
tongue too freely before some ladies, Mrs.
Martin being of the number.
The United States Circuit Court at st.
Louis continues to wrestle with the cleo
ton cases. Dennis O'Toole and James j.
Stanley are among the recent convlC-
tions.
LII Will OTIeTS lTOH
Hogan of the diocese of Kansas City, the
diocesan consultors and memorable re,
tors met in Kansas City last week to re-
ceive from the priests of the diocese sug-
gestions in the interest of religion, to lie
submitted to synod of the clergy, which
will meet some time during the year, as
the synodal committee may direct. Tie
diocesan consultors are Very Rev. G. ii.
and Very Rev. James &.
Dunno, of St. Patrick's Church, Kansas
City. The memorable rectors are Very
Rev. Z. Simenkant, Vicar-General of st.
Joseph; Rev. Father Fitzgerald, of Inde-
pendence, and Rev. Theodore Kussemen,
of Boonvllle.
The Western Missouri Presbytery met
at the United Presbyterian Church in
Kansas City laat week, and transacted
the routine presbyterial business for the
quarter of the year that has just passed.
There was good attendance of ministers
and elders. A rich repast was served at
the church by the ladies of the congrega-
tion. Reports for the quarter showed the
church work to be in a satisfactory condi-
ton.
Governor Marmaduke has appointed
Rev. DR.. Pope Yeanan and Hon. George G.
Pratt member of the Board Of Curators of
the State University, vice Ed w. Stephens
and j. s. Clarkson, resigned.
A number of prominent grain men of
st. Joseph and other Missouri river points
have under headway a project of estab-
fishing fast barge line between Missouri
river points and New Orleans for the
of grain. This action has
been taken on account of the increased
freight tariffs since the Interstate Com
merce law went into effect.
The jury in the suit of Albert Evans at
Kansas City against the Missouri Railroad
brought in a verdict for Evans
for $4,000 damages. Evans while at
to uncouple a box car from
fat car on December 9, 1885, was precipi-
tated to the ground by the breaking of the
coupling arrangements, the train running
over his foot, cutting it off near the ankle.
He brought suit for $4,000.
Dan Jewell, the negro wife murderer,
was hanged in the st. Louis Jail early on
the morning of the 18th inst. He was re-
signed to his fate, and the execution,
which was witnessed by only few per-
sons, was quickly and successfully per-
formed.
Kitty Morris was found dead in her
room at st. Louis a few days ago, as the
result of an overdose Of morphine, of
which drug she was an habitual con-
sumer. 1t was not thought she intended
to commit suicide.
Spring rains are rather scarce.
Bessie Fisher, of st. Louis, to whom life
had become a burden, by reason of do
nestle troubles, tried to jump off the big
bridge few nights ago, but was rescued
by two passing strangers, who handed her
over to policeman, who, in turn gave her
D good lecture and sent her home.
Samuel Stephenson, a resident of Lou
siana, Pike County, since 1919, died few
lays ago after a lingering illness of can
GER of the face at the age of eighty years
and two months. Mr.. Stephenson was
native of Virginia. He was in the cattle
and butcher business for a great many
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